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5 Minute High Protein Salad Dressing

5 Minute High Protein Salad Dressing

This creamy vegan high protein salad dressing is made with just a few ingredients. It is much healthier than store-bought dressing and is ready in 5 minutes.

I have become a bit obsessed with experimenting with high protein sauce recipes to create something delicious, creamy and with zero syns – all very slimming world friendly.

This one is a winner! It is so great because it stores really well in the fridge for around 5-7 days and can be added to salads, roasted veg, pasta and more.

In fact, if you follow me on instagram, you’ll see that I ate it for a full week – adding it to lunches and dinner to jazz them up, add some extra protein and flavour to my meals.

So many store-bought dressings and sauces are full of fat, additives, heavily processed ingredients and oils. But this one is so simple to make – and you likely have all of the ingredients at home. I use silken tofu, a jar of roasted red peppers in brine, coriander, red onion, red chillies and lemon juice – 6 ingredients and it comes together in under 5 minutes. 

Meal prepping made super easy and healthy – what more could you want!

I love using a base of silken tofu – now hear me out on this one if you aren’t a fan. I dislike silken tofu unless it’s blended into a sauce – it tastes just like mayonnaise and with a few simple ingredients added to it, you can really elevate the flavour to create whatever you want! It’s high in protein, light and creamy.

5 Minute High Protein Salad Dressing
Vegan chicken salad with my 5 Minute High Protein Salad Dressing

What ingredients you need to make this high protein salad dressing:

  • 1 block silken tofu
  • 1 big jar roasted red peppers (in brine, drained). I use this brand; Karyatis.
  • 3 Thai red chillies – to taste
  • 1/2 large red onion
  • Handful of coriander
  • Dash of lemon juice – fresh lemon juice is best, but lemon concentrate also works
  • Salt & pepper to taste

How to make this creamy vegan high protein sauce:

  • Add all the ingredients to a food processor. I use a nutribullet.
  • Turn the machine on and let it run for 15 to 20 seconds until fully combined. 
  • Adjust the salt and pepper to taste accordingly
  • Serve with salad or desired dishes and store in fridge for 5 days to 1 week (if it lasts that long!)

FAQs and tips on how to make this high protein salad dressing:

  • Do I need a food processor or blender to make this? Yes, I recommend it. But if you don’t have one, just finely chop up ingredients and mash them together. 
  • What can I substitute tofu with? You can substitute tofu with greek yogurt for this recipe, though I have to say I am yet to come across a vegan greek yogurt that is high-protein. Alpro states that their greek style yogurt is, but in comparison to dairy products, it isn’t really. If you’re not a fan of tofu though, I would use that,
  • What is the best way to store this dressing? In the fridge for up to a week. I do use a whole block of silken tofu as I only use that for sauces and dressings, so it makes a fair amount of high protein sauce.
  • What can I use this high protein salad dressing in? Salads, of course. You can stir it through pasta as a sauce, or add it to a pasta sauce. I like to pour it over roasted vegetables and have it as a size dish to a buddha bowl style meal. It really is very versatile – it would be perfect with this Turkish Restaurant Style Bulgur Pilav too!
5 Minute High Protein Salad Dressing
Roasted cauliflower, carrots and chickpeas with my High Protein Salad Dressing, pickles and soya yogurt

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